Red Mosquito

Peeps wrote:i also see B's position knowledge now instead of the knowledge (or lack thereof at the time). would killing them be a good response? knowing it was just fireworks probably not.

Bi_3 wrote:

Peeps wrote:i also see B's position knowledge now instead of the knowledge (or lack thereof at the time). would killing them be a good response? knowing it was just fireworks probably not.

Molotov cocktails, not just fireworks, don't let the lies confuse you:

https://apnews.com/article/atlanta-poli ... 83fc72fc56

Bi_3 wrote:

Peeps wrote:i also see B's position knowledge now instead of the knowledge (or lack thereof at the time). would killing them be a good response? knowing it was just fireworks probably not.

Molotov cocktails, not just fireworks, don't let the lies confuse you:

https://apnews.com/article/atlanta-poli ... 83fc72fc56

simple schoolboy wrote:

B wrote:Also, we should water down the term "terrorism" some more. It's not completely meaningless just yet.

Sounds a lot more insurrection-y than terrorist-y.

B wrote:

simple schoolboy wrote:

B wrote:Also, we should water down the term "terrorism" some more. It's not completely meaningless just yet.

Sounds a lot more insurrection-y than terrorist-y.

I'll allow it.

B wrote:Are they still charged with murder? I assume we're not just letting people off.

The Case of Felony Murder: Three Defendants Convicted in the Killing of Ahmaud Arbery

In pursuit of an alleged citizens' arrest, Travis McMichael, along with his father Gregory McMichael and their neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan, Jr., chased and gunned down Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed Black man jogging through a Georgia neighborhood in 2020. Although it was Travis McMichael who pulled the trigger and killed Arbery, a jury found all three defendants guilty of felony murder. The underlying felonies included aggravated assault and false imprisonment.

Bi_3 wrote:

B wrote:Are they still charged with murder? I assume we're not just letting people off.

Felony murder is not the same as capital murder

Under Maryland law, the charge is treated as first-degree murder, with a potential penalty of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

McParadigm wrote:

Bi_3 wrote:

B wrote:Are they still charged with murder? I assume we're not just letting people off.

Felony murder is not the same as capital murder

Under Maryland law, the charge is treated as first-degree murder, with a potential penalty of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

Bi_3 wrote:

McParadigm wrote:

Bi_3 wrote:

B wrote:Are they still charged with murder? I assume we're not just letting people off.

Felony murder is not the same as capital murder

Under Maryland law, the charge is treated as first-degree murder, with a potential penalty of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

Huh, I did not know that. Stupid WTOP

B wrote:Wouldn't that be murder 2 or manslaughter? If your actions inadvertently resulted in someone's death, you obviously should be held responsible, but aren't we just debating what it's called and how harsh the sentence is?

In its 7-0 decision Wednesday, the Court of Appeals rejected Dawnta Harris’ argument through counsel that his conviction for killing officer Amy Caprio on May 21, 2018, must be overturned because unintended killings by motor vehicle cannot be the basis of a murder conviction under Maryland law.

The court agreed that Maryland’s “manslaughter by vehicle” statute governs unintended homicides but said felony murder is legally regarded as an intentional killing not covered by the vehicle law. Under the felony murder doctrine, Harris’ intention to commit the underlying felony – in this case first-degree burglary – was essentially “transferred” to an intent to commit the killing that followed, the court said.

Harris’ three accomplices pleaded guilty to first-degree felony murder and were each sentenced to life in prison with all but 30 years suspended. They are Darrell J. Ward, Derrick E. Matthews and Eugene R. Genius IV.